US2009103256A1PendingUtilityA1

Electronic equipment

Assignee: TOSHIBA KKPriority: Oct 19, 2007Filed: Jun 6, 2008Published: Apr 23, 2009
Est. expiryOct 19, 2027(~1.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
G06F 1/1616G06F 1/1681
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Abstract

An electronic equipment includes: a main unit that is provided with a printed circuit board; a display unit that is provided with a display device; a hinge mechanism that is provided with a rotation shaft that connects the display unit to the main unit to be rotatable between a first position where the display unit is opened relative to the main unit and a second position where the display unit is closed relative to the main unit; an urging mechanism that urges the display unit toward the second position at a position between the first position and the second position; and a relaxation mechanism that is provided separately from the urging mechanism and relaxes an urging force applied to the display unit by the urging mechanism.

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1 . An electronic equipment comprising:
 a main unit that is provided with a printed circuit board;   a display unit that is provided with a display device;   a hinge mechanism that is provided with a rotation shaft that connects the display unit to the main unit to be rotatable between a first position where the display unit is opened relative to the main unit and a second position where the display unit is closed relative to the main unit;   an urging mechanism that urges the display unit toward the second position at a position between the first position and the second position; and   a relaxation mechanism that is provided separately from the urging mechanism and relaxes an urging force applied to the display unit by the urging mechanism.   
   
   
       2 . The equipment according to  claim 1 , wherein the relaxation mechanism decreases a rotation speed of the rotation shaft immediately before the display unit arrives at the second position. 
   
   
       3 . The equipment according to  claim 2 , wherein the main unit is further provided with a cabinet that accommodates the printed circuit board,
 wherein the cabinet has a protruded portion that protrudes toward the display unit, and   wherein the relaxation mechanism is housed in the protruded portion.   
   
   
       4 . The equipment according to  claim 3 , wherein the relaxation mechanism is provided with:
 a rotation member that rotates along rotation of the rotation shaft; and   an elastic body that is pressed by the rotation member when the.   
   
   
       5 . The equipment according to  claim 4  further comprising a hard disk drive that is accommodated in the cabinet of the main unit.

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